thumbscrew
英 [ˈθʌmskru:] 美 [ˈθʌmˌskru]

n.

翼形螺钉，拇指夹；

变形

复数：thumbscrews

英英释义

thumbscrew[ 'θʌmskru: ]

• n.
  • instrument of torture that crushes the thumb
  • screw designed to be turned with the thumb and fingers

权威例句

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Thumbscrew (literary magazine)
Thumbscrew for pluggable modules
Turning the Legislative Thumbscrew
Wire gripper with knurled thumbscrew
Nietzsche's Thumbscrew: Honesty as Virtue and Value Standard
Stackable, recessed, locking, insulated thumbscrew
Thumbscrew, 2.0: software vendors unveil a new program designed to maximize revenues. Their revenues
Turning the Legislative Thumbscrew: Minority Rights and Procedural Change in Legislative Politics
Turning the Legislative Thumbscrew: Minority Rights and Procedural Change in Legislative Politics by Douglas Dion
Turning the Legislative Thumbscrew: Minority Rights and Procedural Change in Legislative Politics. By Dion Douglas . Ann Arbor: ...